Alice Springs (T) - Larapinta

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 8,259 people were usually resident in Alice Springs (T) - Larapinta: of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Of the total population 18.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 26.4% of people usually resident in Alice Springs (T) - Larapinta were children aged 0-14 years, and 12.2% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 31 years.

In the 2006 Census, 81.8% of people usually resident in Alice Springs (T) - Larapinta were Australian citizens, 16.7% were born overseas and 0.5% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 42.9% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Alice Springs (T) - Larapinta were married, 12.9% were either separated or divorced, 3.2% were widowed and 41.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 74.3% of people usually resident in Alice Springs (T) - Larapinta, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were United States of America 3.4%, England 3.2%, New Zealand 1.9%, Philippines 1.0% and Scotland 0.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Alice Springs (T) - Larapinta were No Religion 23.0%, Catholic 22.1%, Anglican 12.4%, Lutheran 7.8% and Uniting Church 5.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Alice Springs (T) - Larapinta were Arrernte 2.0%, Tagalog 0.5%, Italian 0.4%, Luritja 0.4% and Pitjantjatjara 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 82.5%.

Employment

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During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 4,408 people aged 15 years and over in Alice Springs (T) - Larapinta were in the labour force. Of these 70.0% worked full-time, 20.7% worked part-time, 4.4% were away from work, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.6% were unemployed. 1,122 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Alice Springs (T) - Larapinta were Professionals 20.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.8%, Managers 10.8%, Sales Workers 8.5%, Labourers 8.2% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Alice Springs (T) - Larapinta, the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 7.2%, School Education 6.6%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 4.3%, Public Order and Safety Services 3.8% and Hospitals 3.7%.

In the 2006 Census in Alice Springs (T) - Larapinta, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $666, the median family income was $1,510 and the median household income was $1,275.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,990 families in Alice Springs (T) - Larapinta: of these 29.6% were couple families without children, 50.7% were couple families with children, 18.1% were one parent families and 1.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 2,949 occupied private dwellings were counted in Alice Springs (T) - Larapinta.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Alice Springs (T) - Larapinta, 72.8% were separate houses, 21.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Alice Springs (T) - Larapinta, 11.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 41.9% were owned with a mortgage and 36.8% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Alice Springs (T) - Larapinta, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 30.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 29.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 36.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Alice Springs (T) - Larapinta, the median weekly rent was $185. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. The average people per household was 2.7 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Alice Springs (T) - Larapinta, 66.4% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.1% were single (or lone) person households and 4.3% were group households.